jpdb beta

permission; approval; authorization; license

4

form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

respect; esteem; regard

2

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

1

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

1

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

1

discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict

1

hotbed; breeding ground

1

to laugh scornfully

5

reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

3

perfect; complete

6

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

2

document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)

1

preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement

1

measure; step; action

1

trade; commerce

1

abatement; reduction

1

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

approval; endorsement

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

4

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

2

a bit more; a bit longer

3

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

2

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

2

malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma

1

wariness

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

3

return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit

1

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

2

to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

1

alternate; alternating

1

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

16

sortie; sally; attack

4

defense; defence; protection

5

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

31

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing

3

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

2

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

7

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

2

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

1

timing

2

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

1